Introduction
At CES 2024, NVIDIA announced its SUPER series refresh for the GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs. The new SUPER series is comprised of the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, and the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER. We’ve recently reviewed the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER and GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, and today we will review the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER and put it up against the GeForce RTX 4080 and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX in 10 games, testing Upscaling and Ray Tracing at 4K.
Back in January, we looked at an overview of the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER specifications, and now we will take a closer look at what separates it in the lineup. The most notable specification is actually the pricing. NVIDIA has set the MSRP for the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER at $999, a 17% reduction in pricing from the $1,199 price tag of the GeForce RTX 4080. This alone, is more appealing, but NVIDIA didn’t quite stop there, this isn’t exactly a re-brand of the GeForce RTX 4080, the GeForce RTX 4080 is actually different in some regards, but the question is will it really make a difference in gameplay performance? We shall see.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Specs
The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is based on the full die of AD103, whereas the GeForce RTX 4080 was slightly cut down from the full die specs. The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, therefore, provides the full SM count and more CUDA cores and Tensor Cores. The memory frequency is also increased. All of this is of course based on the Ada Lovelace architecture and all the features within. What’s even more fascinating, is that the TGP remains the same at 320W just like the GeForce RTX 4080, meaning it is very efficient, and perhaps binned better.
The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER has 80 SMs and 10,240 CUDA Cores which gives it 80 RT Cores and 320 Tensor Cores, 320 Texture Units, and 112 ROPs. The base clock is 2295MHz while the Boost Clock is 2550MHz. It has 65536K of L2 cache. It has 16GB of GDDDR6 at 23Gbps on a 256-bit memory bus giving it 736GB/s of memory bandwidth. The TGP is 320W.
| Specifications | GeForce RTX 4080 | GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER |
|---|---|---|
| Die | AD103 | AD103 |
| SMs | 76 | 80 |
| CUDA Cores | 9728 | 10240 |
| RT Cores | 76 | 80 |
| Tensor Cores | 304 | 320 |
| ROPs | 112 | 112 |
| TMUs | 304 | 320 |
| Base Clock | 2205MHz | 2295MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2505MHz | 2550MHz |
| Memory | 16GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 22.4Gbps | 23Gbps |
| Memory Bandwidth | 716GB/s | 736GB/s |
| L2 Cache | 64MB | 64MB |
| TGP | 320W | 320W |
From the table above, you can see the specification differences between the GeForce RTX 4080 and GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER. With 4 more SMs, the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER has a small 5% increase in CUDA Cores, a 5% increase in Tensor Cores, and a very small 2% boost in clock speed as well as a 3% increase in memory clock and 3% increase in memory bandwidth.
While yes, the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER has higher specs than the GeForce RTX 4080, on paper, these are very small differences, and so we will have to see how that translates to performance, which may be very minor. At any rate, one great thing is that the power has not increased through all this, and so the demand on power does not increase, all while the price does decrease, making it more appealing.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Founders Edition Pictures
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Founders Edition is similar in size to the GeForce RTX 4080. It measures 12.2″ inches in length, 5.5″ inches in width, and 2.4″ in height, so it is a thick video card. It does, however, have an aesthetic change, with an all-black-out look to it, which is appealing visually.
NVIDIA uses the 12VHPWR connector, and an adapter cable with 3x 8pin PCIe power connectors is included. For display out, you’ll find 1x HDMI and 3x DisplayPort. The fans operate in a push-pull configuration as we are accustomed to on this design. It’s quite eloquent and sturdy.
When installed in the computer, you will find an LED logo atop the video card, as well as an LED feature on the front of the video card.
Discussion (15 replies)
Join Discussion →I recently gave in to getting a Zotac Amp Aero Extreme OC version of this. Loving it so far and have mostly had identical experiences with it but so far only had a few hours of playtime and testing this past Sunday. I was lucky enough to find one on Amazon for $1150 plus tax and free shipping. I'm also impressed with its power efficiency. I totally agree, the 4080 done right.
While I think its a great card, its still overpriced IMO.
It's only overpriced if they can keep it in stock...
Well, the one I got is already out of stock and the other sellers start at least $100 higher.
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oh, and I messed up on what I paid. It was $1099.
The super cards have been over msrp since they came out unless you were lucky enough to get one pretty early on. I've been pretty happy with my MSI 4080 non super which I paid under $1,000 for at the time. Got it before things got crazy again with the GPU market again.
There've been some ups and downs with them. I've been checking somewhat regularly since the 4070 Ti Super launched because I knew I wanted to upgrade that rig. The one that I've never seen at MSRP is what Brent reviewed, the Founders Edition, but only having one or two official sources for that makes it incredibly difficult to get.
I forget who, but someone mentioned in another thread that B&H has had some AIB cards at MSRP, PNY I think, and I almost ordered one from them. Newegg has some but you usually have to get them in a PSU combo and there are some decent combos (saw a MSI Suprim X 4080 Super and 1300W ATX 3.0 for ~$1300) but I really don't need a new PSU right now but I almost pulled the trigger on that one. I ultimately reminded myself how this was really a splurge and to stick to a budget that started in the 900-1000 range.
It's a shame though, yeah, anyone wanting to get one at MSRP still has to put in the time to look around. They can be found and some days are easier than others but persistence is key for those who want to save money. The only reason I didn't go with the 4070 Ti Super, and I've absolutely found some at $799, is that it would be a wash with the 3090 Ti I replaced while the 4080 Super is ~10% improvement, and more when factoring in DLSS 3 options. That combined with significantly less power usage and better cooling vs the 3090 Ti was enough to convince me for this card and I'm definitely happy.
Just did a quick search at NVIDIA and yep, no sign of the founders edition but there are two other models at MSRP.
Just to add that I've been pleasantly surprised with the 4090 FE card I have. This is my first FE card and so far it has run the coolest out of the three 4090's I have owned.
I almost grabbed the MSI Expert version of the 4080 Super because it's more-or-less a clone of the FE and accessible but I wanted to try the strategy of an even bigger heatsink for more passive cooling. Having heard of the energy efficiency of the 4080 Super I was curious about that strategy but as your experience and Brent's review shows, the FEs are usually awesome. I'm pretty happy with the Zotac though, it boosts to 2685 MHz at stock and I can't hear it above the AIO/case fans which are all pretty quiet most of the time.
I don't think Zotac gets enough appreciation in the hardware community. I have used them off and on going back to I believe was a 9800GT card that lasted for years.
They're just not as focused on NA as the standard gamut of GPU vendors. Believe they're bigger in EU.
I've had folks telling me for about a decade that they make good cards at great prices but the name is what held me back. I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings but its just not one that makes me think, yeah I need a Zotac to get the job done. However, I'm somewhat converted now, at least on the affordable side of things for OC model.
I only had one Zotac card as they are hard to come by here, it was a Geforce 4 Ti 4200, it OCed past my brothers Ti 4600, really good performance at the time.
I didn't know, or at least remember, they'd been around that long. They didn't get on my radar until around the 700 or 900 series.
They're part of the Olde Garde.
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